The whole route is 725 miles, an estimated 13.5-hour drive, which means you can do it in a weekend (Halloween plans, anyone?). Of course, the pit stops are the best part of any road trip, and the ones marked on this map are certain to haunt your memories long after you get home.

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First up is historic Selma's St. James Hotel, which is said to be haunted by 1800s American outlaw Jesse James (who supposedly stayed there when Benjamin Sterling Turner owned the building), his girlfriend Lucinda, and his dog, among other spirits.

En route to the haunted GaineswoodPlantation in Demopolis, stop for a bite to eat at Gaines Ridge Dinner Club in Camden, where visitors have also reported paranormal sightings. The restaurant's website lists some of these spirits as: "the woman who screams and calls out, and has been seen floating past windows, the incessant crying of a baby, the aroma of pipe smoke in one room, when nobody in the house is smoking, and the reflected image of a tall, gaunt man, dressed in black, with a long beard."

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Before ending the frightening adventure right back where you started, visit the National Historic Landmark Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, where many workers fell to fiery deaths during the 19th century. According to the Travel Channel, people continue to report the sounds of screaming and sightings of apparitions.

Not eerie enough for you? We amended the map to include the following supposedly haunted destinations: Bear Creek Swamp and the W.C. Rice's Cross Garden in Autauga County (they're both within 37 miles of the St. James Hotel), The Drish House (at 2300 17th St, Tuscaloosa, on the way to Birmingham from Demopolis), and The University of Montevallo (between Birmingham and Selma). If you don't circle back around to Selma, the trip time stays the same—and you get to see 10 spooky spots instead of six.

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